Course Schedule – Fall 2023 / History and Philosophy / EXPLORATIONS IN PHILOSOPHY AND LITERATURE
Coordinators: Larry Shapiro, Steve Allen
For each session, we will read an essay, classic short story, or excerpt from a play.
Each reading is selected for the stimulating ideas that it presents and its insights into social relations and human nature, promoting lively and enlightening discussions.
B WEEK / THURSDAY / 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
| EXPLORATIONS IN PHILOSOPHY AND LITERATURE | ||
| Date | Presenter | Title |
| Sep 14 | Larry Shapiro | A Peopled Wilderness (Martha Nussbaum and others on our obligation to wild animals) |
| Sep 28 | Steve Allen | What do we do with the art of monstrous men? (Claire Dederer & others) |
| Oct 12 | Larry Shapiro | The Fire of Life (Richard Rorty) and Writing and the Threshold Life (Jane Hirshfield)—instructions for old age from poets? |
| Oct 26 | Steve Allen | TBD |
| Non 09 | Larry Shapiro | Should we bring animals back from extinction? |
| Nov 30 | Steve Allen | TBD |
| Dec 14 | Larry Shapiro | Gooseberries, (Anton Chekhov) |
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